# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Talk: "Mediating Presence" by David Tames
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Mediating Presence: Immersive Experience Design Workbook for UX Designers, Filmmakers, Artists, and Content Creators provides the foundationAbout this Event: Immersive Experience Design Workbook for UX Designers, Filmmakers, Artists, and Content Creators provides the foundation for a broader understanding of the impact of XR as the next medium. The methods presented draw from a wide range of disciplines and professional practice to provide a practical guide to design methods, production techniques, best practices, and terminology that provides an effective road map for developing immersive experiences using augmented reality, virtual reality, augmented virtuality, and other emerging immersive media forms.In this book, media designers Peter (Zak) Zakrzewski and David Tamés present a comprehensive framework for XR media experience design (XRXD) that will allow UX designers, filmmakers, artists, and content creators to connect their audiences to rich, multimodal, immersive experiences for entertainment, learning, creating, and healing. This book guides the reader through a 12+1-step design-based model for creating XR experiences. Each step is accompanied by specific media design methods expressly created for or adapted to XR content creation. The theoretical concepts and methods covered address the specific context and meaning aspects of the XR media environments being created.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boston/book-talk-mediating-presence-by-david-tames/100001977309451798
- **Event Categories**: art
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Boston
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Snell Library
- **lat**: 42.3392591
- **long**: -71.08681349999999
- **full address**: Snell Library, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Book Talk: "Mediating Presence" by David Tames being held?
  - **A:** Book Talk: "Mediating Presence" by David Tames takes place on Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Snell Library, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Book Talk: "Mediating Presence" by David Tames?
  - **A:** Book Talk: "Mediating Presence" by David Tames is organized by Center for Communication, Media Innovation & Social Change at Northeastern.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Book Talk: "Mediating Presence" by David Tames is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Boston, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Book Talk: "Mediating Presence" by David Tames sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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